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Are you triggering the stability control frequently? That can cause rapid brake wear.

These are all good comments. What alignment settings you choose ultimately comes down to how and where (street/track) you drive. The comment made above about wide variation in the factory alignment is spot on. Regardless of how you drive, it is a good idea to at least get the alignment...

I know I'm really late to the party responding to this now, but you can start and drive the car normally. My '15 Chevy SS had this feature and I activated it every year before I parked it for the winter. I know you can drive it because I forgot to turn it off one year and didn't realize it for...

I do NOT miss the winters where you live in the slightest. That said, I'm moving back to that area in another year or so. I'll have to relearn how to deal with actual seasons, lol.

Back to our regularly scheduled programming... Totally agree. I still have a mortgage and a car loan. I could easily pay both off, but my mortgage is 2.625% and my car loan is 0.9%. I have both payments included in my monthly budget and my retirement income covers the payments, so there's...

Not all of them. We had a red 2019 Mazda3 that we bought new. As many have said, the color is absolutely beautiful. The paint is great as long as you never touch it, take it to a car wash, or try to hand dry it. I swear that the clear coat on our car scratched just by looking at it, lol...

I have 5200 miles on mine. I've had it since February. Right now, it's sitting in my garage cleaned and prepped for paint correction. I have a bunch of marring/scuffing in the hood due to an unfortunate incident on the highway with a large plastic storage container (it flew off a trailer and...

There are exceptions to every rule, lol!

My last two jobs did not have defined pension plans. However, I worked for GM/Delphi for 20 years and was vested in their pension plan. I left in early 2007 and immediately applied for a lump sum payout. As it turns out, my timing was perfect -- Delphi discontinued the buyout option TWO WEEKS...

Small world. I lived less than 10 miles from Walker's location before I moved to Florida. In fact, I bought my G8 from them back when they also had a Pontiac dealership. My experience with them was similar to yours, even though it was over 15 years ago.

Congrats on picking the car up! Sounds like the buying experience was really good. Which dealer in Ohio did you use, and where are they located?

Staying on-property is definitely the hot setup. Enjoy the class!

When I lived in Ohio, my Chevy SS would sit in the garage through the winter with the summer tires still on the car. I never had an issue with cracking, but it didn't get driven when it was below 40 degrees outside. I only drove the car one time in really cold weather -- the alternator died in...

I second this. I went through several sets of DWS06 tires on my G8 GT. Excellent performance for a daily driver that saw 80 freeway miles a day. Wet traction was outstanding, but also had very good grip and wear characteristics along with very low road noise. I lived in SW Ohio at the time...

Today marks the one year anniversary of my last day at work. If I had known then what I know now, I would have retired several years earlier. Retiring at a relatively young age (I'm 61) is by far the best decision I ever made. I love being the CEO of my own destiny... BimmerFan -- Congrats on...

Yep, they aren't cheap if you want it to feel realistic. My budget planning number for the sim rig is in the 5 digits (to the left of the decimal point :ROFLMAO:). And, for those that may be wondering, I have full approval for the spending from the comptroller. She's a keeper, lol.

I retired just under a year ago at age 60. Best thing I ever did. We had been saving for retirement for many years, so I didn't anticipate any financial issues, but taking that leap and quitting your job is a bit stressful. I can tell you that after one year, finances are the least of my...

I considered a DH when I started shopping for my car but ultimately went with the 4 BW. I had a base level S650 as a rental last week, and I have to say that it definitely validated my choice of the Cadillac even when you factor in that it was a "well broken in" rental with the base...

I did. The insurance has a $2500 deductible, but if you end up in a tire wall it would be pretty easy to do damage well over that amount. That said, the way the school is run makes it pretty unlikely that would happen unless you REALLY mess up or you have a complete loss of brakes. I did it...